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<br />September 17, 1912.
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<br /> It is recommended that appropriations to said amounts be allowed.
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<br /> Report of the Auditor of following bills held up by him, because of lack of appropriation for
<br /> them~ Or because~ they. exceeded 1/1E. of appropriation allowed for same: Public Property, $ 6.88, Con-
<br />tingent, $~88.65, Lights~ $48.70. 5 ·
<br /> It is recommended that the following of said bills be allowed:
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<br /> Public Property--Sundry b~lls to amount of $~1.6~, out of appropriatio~ to Public Property De-
<br /> partment: Portsmouth Coal & Ice Co., SBS. E0 (special), T. L. Cleaton~ $10.00
<br /> ~special).
<br /> Contingent--Sundry bills to amount of $68.85, out of appropriation to Contingent Department;
<br /> snnd~y bills rca mount of ¥~0.00, out of appropriation to Contingent Department.
<br /> Lights--Sundry bills to amount of $48.70, out of appropriation to. Light Department.
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<br /> In'this connection, it is further recommended that a special appropriation of $800.00 be
<br />allowed for Contingent fund.
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<br /> Referred by Common Council April 9th.
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<br /> To take into consideration the establishment of office of Police Justice.
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation of ~lE00.00 annually, payable in equal instalments
<br /> monthly~ be allowed for the estabtishmen~ of said office, beginning January l, 1915.
<br /> It is fttr~d~er, recommended that the Ordinance Committee be instructed to prepare an ordi-
<br /> nanca covering said recommendation.
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<br /> It is recommended further tha~t ~ ~sD~elal apprbp~iation Of
<br /> $~0.00 be~:~llowedcfo~, the pur-
<br /> chase ,of acids and soda for the Fire Department for the winter.
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<br /> (Signed). M. B. Langhorne,
<br /> Acting Chairman B. of A.
<br /> The report having been read~ Mr..Davis said he objected to the recommendation of the Com~.ittee
<br /> in regard to. the Police Justice, because the matter was in the hands of the Ordinance Committee and
<br /> he thought that an ordinance for ~stablishing said office should precede an appropriation for same;
<br /> but after some discussion of the matter, the recommendation of the Committee in regard to same, and
<br /> the other recommendations also, were adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> A yes--Moore
<br /> Walker, Ballentine, Adams, Privett, Montagu~, Davis, Murry,
<br /> .At this~point, the bid of Mayer, Seppe' & Walter and Weil~ Roth & Co., of Cincinnati, 0., for
<br /> puronase of $100~O00.00~of bonds for the City proper and $87,500~00 of bonds for the'Sixth and Seven-
<br /> th Wards each, read in Joint Session September ~rd (see records Joint Session B. of A. book, pages
<br /> ESE-~.SZ) and referred by said body to the two branches of Council in regular s~essions, was taken up,
<br /> read and accepted, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--~oore, Langhorne, Walker, Ballentine,
<br /> Adams, Privett, ~-ontague, Davis, Eurry,
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<br /> Streets-- Hon. Board of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Street Committee respectfully reports here-
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<br /> in concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Street Committee August i~-B0, 191B:
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<br /> ~eferred by Common Council August lSth.
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<br /> To ascertain whether the City has enough old stone on hand to gutter and curb the east side of
<br />Third street, from Harrison to Wythe, and to curb and gutter the south side of Wythe street, from
<br />the east side of Court to the east side of Third; also cost of d$ing said work with old stone.
<br /> The City Engineer reports that there is not sufficient old stone on hand with which to do
<br />tha work. We,therefore, recommend that the amount recommended in our previous report for this work
<br />be made available, so that as much as may be necessary may be used to complete same.
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<br /> To examine and make report concerning the City Engineer taking charge of all s'treet work done
<br />in the
<br /> As the City ordinances clearly define~ the authori~ d£~'the City Engineer we deem it un-
<br />necessary to .make any recommendation therefor.
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<br /> A petition of sundry property owners on Armstrong street for a grano!ithic sidewalk on the west
<br /> side of said street, from Glasgow to Holladay. Progress as Zo same.
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<br /> Authorized to take such action as may be necessary to ascertain the approximate cost of extend-
<br /> ing Hatton ~treet, from London to High. Progress.
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<br /> A bill of the Sixth Wa_rd-to amount of ~li6.B~, as the City's proportion of cost for paving at
<br />the intersection of Chestnut and County streets.
<br /> As t~he City is now paving the roadway of Chestnut street, a large portion of which is with-
<br />in the Sixth Ward, with no expense to said Ward, we recommend that the bill be not allowed. If, how-
<br />ever, the Ward should contend for the amount and the same be allowed, we then recommend that. said
<br />Ward be charged with its proportion of cost of the paving.
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<br /> Referred. by Board of Aldermen August ~Oth.
<br /> Advisability of paving the roadway of Fifth street, from Jefferson Zo Fayette. Progress.
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<br /> Advisability of paving the west'sids of Arme%ron~ street, from Glasgow to Holladay; south side
<br />of Leckie street, from Armstrong to Butler; and~s0uth side of "A" street, from Cooke to ~mstrong.
<br /> ProgresS.
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<br /> Advisability of paving sidewalks~ curbing, and Euttering~London street, from Effingham to Hat-
<br />ton; and Hatton ~tr~t
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